Were vintage shaving soaps actually tallowate based?

Haha! Yes, "SHAVING BLOCK" ... which I now find:

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... from an old eBay advert.

Looking at the other soaps in this trio:

1980s?

Nothing for "pashana shaving block" ... but I do recall these Pashana Shaving Domes (on Amazon) within my recent memory: https://www.removeamazon.co.uk/Pashana-5034573510012-Shaving-Domes-4-Piece/dp/B0045YKQ10 < coz the forum software does odd things with Amazon links, click the link and then remove the word "remove" from the URL

Regarding the bowl, I found an old eBay item ... but it's gone. Maybe you bought it @Pontormo

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Yeah, was probably me. The seller listed it as a soap rather than a shave soap
 
Rough guess, yes ... probably of the same supply as Boots Old English (guess, Potter & Moore).

Does the Floris have an ingredient list? That's likely a tallow formulation - I have an Elite from that era (look and feel of the box front) which is.
 

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